The Team
We're a competitive bunch...On and off the job.
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Brodie Alan Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Brodie Alan.
Brodie is a remote recruiter living in sunny California. He is a born and raised Californian which gave him his love for outdoors.He loves board sports, swimming, and hiking. He loves tattoos and loves yours too- He loves to hear the stories behind people’s tattoos. He has a love for traveling and experiencing new food and cultures.Even though he isn’t from Dallas, home of our headquarters, Brodie is a Dallas Cowboys fan. We love to see it! He loves to catch a game with friends and family. He’s also a Conor McGregor fan (aren’t we all!).Focus Staff has allowed Brodie to make real connections with his travelers and help them on their journey. He gets to meet and connect with many different personality types; this fills his cup.Brodie’s all-time favorite quote, that continues to inspire him to never get complacent or bored with life is “When’s the last time you did something for the first time?”.balan@focus-staff.com
469-581-8130
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Taylor Davis Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Taylor Davis.
Taylor is a remote recruiter in Ohio.She loves Ohio State football! She is a sports fan in general and an athlete. She played many sports growing up including soccer, basketball, tennis, dance, softball, track, gymnastics.. the list goes on! She obviously loves to stay busy, which makes this industry an awesome fit for her.She loves that Focus Staff gives her the platform to speak and connect with travelers all around the country. It’s fun for her to hear everyone’s life stories and get to know travelers on a personal level, to in turn find them an assignment they’re truly excited about!When she isn’t grinding, you can find Taylor enjoying the good-weather days (OH weather can change quickly) outside with her Dachshund named Remington, reading or hanging out with friends at a brewery or winery.A quote she loves is “Trust the wait. Embrace the uncertainty. Enjoy the beauty of becoming. When nothing is certain, anything is possible.”tdavis@focus-staff.com
469-963-1001
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Aunna Mastro Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Aunna Mastro.
Aunna is a remote recruiter of ours based in Scottsdale, AZ. She grew up in Denver but never became accustomed to the cold. She decided to hang up her coats and head to AZ. She has been loving the heat and is very happy with her move.Focus Staff has been a great fit for Aunna because she feels her position as a recruiter gives her the opportunity to experience the exciting journeys with her travelers. She loves providing support and vows to be your #1 cheerleader.When Aunna hangs up her pom-poms (get it? because she’s the travelers cheerleader) she is hanging out with friends enjoying some wine and delicious dinners. She’s a true foodie and genuinely loves trying new foods. She also loves taking her fur baby to the dog park and then enjoying a good workout ( HIIT is her favorite). Aunna also loves fashion. Maybe she can help you plan some outfits and book your next assignment! What a steal.One of Aunna’s favorite quotes is “Work & you’ll get what you need; work harder and you’ll get what you want”.amastro@focus-staff.com
469-860-6944
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Aven Barbosa Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Aven Barbosa.
Aven is a remote recruiter here at Focus Staff. She grew up in Oklahoma where she was surrounded by lots of nature. Cows and wheat everywhere! She loved growing up in natural surroundings but is truly a city girl at heart. She swapped pastures for city lights in Atlanta, Georgia, where she lives with her Husband and three pups.At first, Aven was apprehensive about recruiting but soon found it to be the best career move she’s ever made. She loves learning and meeting new people, something she gets to do continuously here at focus staff. Aven’s empathetic heart is greatly rewarded by her traveler’s success and happiness in their placements. Aven is a true ally to you.For fun, you can find Aven at music festivals or enjoying some time out playing with the pups. She also loves riding her lavender colored moped on a sunny afternoon.One of her favorite quotes is “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do rather than the ones you did.” – Mark Twain. Good stuff!abarbosa@focus-staff.com
469-962-2237
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Ivan Hurtado Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Ivan Hurtado.
Ivan is a remote recruiter based in sunny Florida.Growing up, Ivan and his family traveled and moved often. This is a privilege he is very grateful for. He has been able to live Venezuela, Spain, and New York where he was raised. He is now living in Miami, FL enjoying all the sunshine. Ivan is from Venezuelan and Spanish background, which exposed him to many cultures and backgrounds.He finds his position as a recruiter fulfilling because he has huge respect for healthcare workers. He believes healthcare positions are one of the most important jobs in the world and he loves being a part of their career journey. We agree!In his spare time, Ivan enjoys Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and playing with his English bulldog. He also loves anything water related- Kayaking, surfing, snorkeling.. you name it! He’s also has a love for music and can play you a song on the guitar.One of his favorite quotes is ““I felt in myself a superabundance of energy that found no outlet in our quiet life” Leo Tolstoy. Woah that’s a deep one.Ihurtado@focus-staff.com
469-962-2234
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Jason Amos Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Jason Amos.
Jason is one of our awesome remote recruiters. He grew up in Ohio and spends much of his time in Florida (We would too, fun!). He hopes permanently to relocate to Florida one day.Focus Staff is a great fit for Jason because his position gives him endless opportunities to make a real difference in travelers lives. When he receives calls or letters from his travelers stating that they were able to make amazing life changes due to their placements, he feels immensely fulfilled.Fun fact: Jason’s a twin! Not many of us can say that. Jason has an old soul and truly sees the value of chivalry and connection. He loves to write letters and cards to his loved ones. Jason spends some time shooting (he is a former Marine) and spending quality time with his fiancé and pups. You can count on him to watch a Steeler’s game with you. He’s very multi-faceted!His favorite quote is “ This too shall pass”.jamos@focus-staff.com
469-962-2235
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Mianna Brun Account Manager
Meet Mianna Brun.
Mianna grew up in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti and spent most of his formative years growing up in Palm Beach, FL.Naturally, she’s a Miami Heat fan. She specifically fancies Derick Rose and believes he could’ve had Kobe potential. Unfortunately, his career was cut short due to injuries, but his success still lives on in her fandom.She loves her position as an Account Manager at Focus staff because our culture. From the CEO to her coworkers, they’re all in sync! This helps her navigate her tasks and ultimately makes her a better account manager.Mianna loves to read. She specifically finds reading about laws entertaining. We have the next Elle Woods on our hands. She also loves to travel. She aspired to visit every country possible. London is by far her favorite city yet.A favorite quote of hers is “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone’s else life. Don’t be trapped by dogma-which is living with the results of other people’s thinking” – Steve Jobs. That’s a good one.mbrun@focus-staff.com
469-860-6810
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Sabrina Jimenez Account Coordinator
Meet Sabrina Jimenez.
Sabrina is one of our awesome Account Coordinators. She is a born and raised Dallasite! This means she’s a devoted Dallas Cowboys fan. We back her fandom.
She loves her position because it allows her to build solid relationships with healthcare facilities while also providing them with excellent travelers.
In her free time, she likes to find new, yummy restaurants to try out with her friends and family. Sabrina also likes fitness. She enjoys jogging and will sprinkle some weightlifting in.
A favorite quote of her’s is “The purpose of our lives is to be happy” – Dalai Lama
sjimenez@focus-staff.com
469-860-6007
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Mariah Florence Account Coordinator
Meet Mariah Florence.
Mariah is an Account Coordinator here at Focus Staff. She was born and raised in Vista, CA.Mariah enjoys working at Focus Staff because she is always learning something new and keeping busy with her accounts.She has a love for traveling. She has been to nine countries, the Netherlands being her favorite. She specifically loves Amsterdam for the architecture, views, and welcoming culture. When not traveling, Mariah enjoys donating her time at the animal shelter. Mariah has a knack for teaching herself Keyboard and Piano. Ask her to play you a tune!A favorite quote of hers is “Don’t follow the path. Go where there is no path and begin the trail.” We’re glad we ended up on her trail.mflorence@focus-staff.com
469-860-6008
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Amie Hare Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Amie Hare.
Amie was born in Mooresville Indiana and was raised in Fort Lauderdale Florida. She’s loves recruiting and working at Focus Staff because it gets her excited from the moment she wakes up. She really loves to be able to be her self and make people’s days a little bit happier the majority of the time. She loves the happiness she is able to share. She loves nature, and actually lives in a bird sanctuary complete with peacocks and wild turkeys. She has a very old Lhasa Apso named “Dali” and two kitties named Stevie Nicks and Jojo Sox. She’s a big fan of the New York Yankees, and Green Bay Packers. Her favorite college team is Florida State. One of her favorite quotes is “I am so clever that sometimes I don’t understand a single word of what I am saying” -Oscar Wilde
ahare@focus-staff.com
972-845-1031
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McKenna Thorngren Healthcare Recruiter
Meet McKenna Thorngren.
McKenna is another one of our Midwesterners, being born and raised in Omaha Nebraska. This of course lends her to being a ravid Cornhuskers fan! She is also a huge fan of the former NFL player, Danny Woodhead because she loves his work ethic and trust in god. McKenna has some unique hobbies and interests including; horse jumping, live country music, scuba diving, F45 workouts, and of course hanging out with family and friends. If she is watching TV, its likely going to be a documentary or psychological thriller. She loves recruiting and Focus Staff for the opportunity to help people and to work in such a dynamic and friendly work environment. One of her favorite sayings is “and then there is the most dangerous risk of all…the risk of spending your life not doing what you want on the bet you can buy yourself the freedom later.”
mthorngren@focus-staff.com
972-421-8988
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Kaitlin Fisher Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Kaitlin Fisher.
Kaitlin is one of our handful of MidWesterners, hailing from Ellsworth Iowa. She has been in the recruiting field for several years now. She went to Iowa State, and may not have known then she would get into healthcare recruiting, but she is loving it as her current profession. When she isn’t busy helping out her healthcare professionals, you may find her with her chihuahuas-as she currently has three of them. She is also very much into interior decorating, fashion, and styling people. If you need some fashion tips, she just may be able to help you out! She loves healthcare recruiting, for the connections it lends her and being able to put her travelers into dream assignments! One of her favorite expressions is “Let go…Let God”
kfisher@focus-staff.com
972-845-1252
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Mercedes Flowerdew Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Mercedes Flowerdew.
Mercedes is an excellent recruiter of ours who is in sunny California. A couple of her favorite things are her 22 lb Maine Moon Cat, Ashley Wagner and her artwork. She likes to spend her free time figure skating and swimming in the lap pool. Her eyes have slightly different colors in each, so pay attention if you ever get the chance to meet her. She loves recruiting because she enjoys giving her travelers an honest and genuine experience. She feels that Focus Staff really allows her a space to be honest with her travelers, and add significant value. One of her favorite quotes is “Its always impossible, until its done” So, she is definitely up for a challenge!
mflowerdew@focus-staff.com
972-346-0530
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Dylan Barnard Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Dylan Barnard.
Dylan was born in New Orleans and then moved to Houston Texas when he was ten. He now lives in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Dylan is not only great at recruiting, but the man can hold a tune. He placed first chair-his senior year in high school choir. He loves playing music, and also investing in real estate and stocks. He has three cats at home as well. He loves what he does because he gets to work with so many good people and helps them maximize their potential. Two of his favorite quotes are “The best revenge is massive success” -Frank Sinatra and “To do a common thing uncommonly well brings success”
dbarnard@focus-staff.com
972-954-9072
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Amber Bimson Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Amber Bimson.
Amber is one of our few Californians, and hails from Vacaville California. She loves the former Oakland Raiders, now hailing from Las Vegas. She has a six year old baby girl named Bentley, who is her pride and joy. At work, she loves the ability to help healthcare professionals land their dream jobs, and to make an impact in patients lives around the country. In her spare time, and in the kitchen…she claims to really know how to build out a charcuterie board, YUM! One of her favorite quotes is ‘Dont Wait for Opportunity, Create it!”
abimson@focus-staff.com
972-954-3230
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Anne Ubert Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Anne Ubert.
Anne is one of our few Coloradoans, and was both born and raised there in the Denver area. She has three smart and beautiful girls; two awesome sisters in law, two grandbabies, one cool husband, one dog, one cat, and a turtle named Fred! Dont forget about Fred ya’ll. In her spare time she loves to cook, explore wineries and new restaurants, and do all the fun things that Colorado has to offer-like hiking, biking, camping, skiing, etc. She loves healthcare recruiting because no day is the same, no traveler is the same, and she loves to live vicariously through her travelers! One of her favorite verses from a song is “Even when you’ve been paid enough, been pulled apart or been held up. Every single memory of the good or bad faces of luck, dont lose any sleep tonight. I’m sure everything will end up alright. You may win or lose but to be yourself is all you can do” -AudioSlave, “Be Yourself”
aubert@focus-staff.com
972-954-3645
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Michelle Breitburg Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Michelle Breitburg.
Michelle was born and raised in Cincinnati Ohio. She loves football and is a die hard Bengals fan! She is extremely thoughtful and says “If you tell me you dislike onions, you only have to tell me once-and I’ll never forget.” One of her favorite lines is from a Dave Matthews song..”Would you like to dance around the world with me?” She loves to travel, go to concerts, listen to great music, work out, anything outdoors, and also loves to cook. She loves recruiting because she loves building relationships. She says its such an amazing feeling to get a nurse that job they are wanting. “Whether its your first nurse or your fiftieth, the feeling is always amazing.
mbreitburg@focus-staff.com
972-521-9503
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Jeffrey Talani Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Jeffrey Talani.
Jeffrey was born and raised in Cleveland Ohio, and loves his Cleveland Browns. He loves recruiting, and Focus Staff because of the people and the opportunity the job creates. He has a six year old daughter named Isabella. Something fairly unique about Jeff is that his numerological numbers are 3-6-9. One of his favorite quotes is a simple one; “Only the strong survive.”
jtalani@focus-staff.com
972-521-9916
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Emily Linker Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Emily Linker.
Emily was born and raised in Dayton Ohio. In addition to recruiting, she also runs a photography business. Not only can she take awesome photographs-she can play more than five instruments! She loves the Cincinnati Bengals, and their newfound glory. Her love for recruiting is because she really appreciates getting to know her candidates and team on a personal level. “Its great to learn about them and to hear about their experiences” Her favorite quote is “Believe you can, and you’re halfway there.” -Theodore Roosevelt.
elinker@focus-staff.com
972-908-0656
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Myra Searles Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Myra Searles.
Myra was born and raised in San Diego California. Her favorite sports team is the Atlanta Falcons however. She has been married to her husband now for almost a decade and has three little “spirited” girls. Her family loves to do outdoor activities as well as snuggling up for family movie nights. She’s a nerd at heart and is obsessed with Star Wars. She also loves trivia so much that she is a nightly contest on Jeopardy from the comfort of her own couch. Her latest obsession is learning to use her Cricut. One of her favorite quotes is “Your Focus determines your reality” Qui-Gon Jinn, Star Wars. She loves the career of recruiting because she loves helping nurses find their ideal match for an assignment, and helping them in their journey. She especially loves helping first time travelers-as it brings the mom out in her she says.
msearles@focus-staff.com
972-521-9676
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Andrea Brown Account Manager
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Zach Johnson Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Zach Johnson.
Zach grew up a missionary kid and spent a good amount of his childhood in Oaxaca, Mexico. He now resides in Mississippi. He is a huge fan of the Mississippi State Bulldogs there. He claims to be a karaoke “rock god” and when he’s not doing that, he’s taking care of his two little girls; Reece and Ava. He loves Focus Staff because its an environment where it pushes everyone to succeed and brings out people’s deep potential. One of his favorite quotes is (originally from Wayne Gretzky, but also quoted from Michael Scott/The Office) “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”
zjohnson@focus-staff.com
214-669-4651
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Ste’ffon Jones Healthcare Recruiter
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Samantha Hanor Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Samantha Hanor.
Samantha was born and raised in Evansville Indiana, and is a proud southern Indiana girl! She has an artistic side; loves to do resin work, crafts with her Cricut, rockhounding, and even collecting bugs for crafts (she doesn’t like the live ones though!) She has two kiddos and a wonderful husband. They are all very supportive of her and her passions. She loves recruiting because when she gets one of her nurses a new contract, she feels like she is doing her share of helping and making healthcare a better place. One of her favorite quotes is “This too shall pass.” She loved it so much, she had it tattooed on her.
shanor@focus-staff.com
972-478-1612
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Camry Johnson Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Camry Johnson.
Camry was born and raised in Phoenix Arizona, but is now a proud Dallasite. When she is not recruiting, she loves to spend time singing and writing poetry. She is also great doing nails! She has a true passion for helping others, and she loves that Focus Staff allows her to help others in a positive way. One of her favorite quotes is “Reality is a projection of your thoughts or the things you habitually think about.”
cjohnson@focus-staff.com
972-370-1971
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Brittni Alston Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Brittni Alston.
balston@focus-staff.com
972-525-5080
Brittni is one of our experienced recruiters, and one of our non-Texans-hailing from Charlotte North Carolina.
A couple of her favorite things are the Golden State Warriors, Steph Curry, and brunching! She comes from a blended family, and has a seven month old herself. She doesn’t do as much now, but used to blog alot in her early twenties
She loves recruiting because she loves the process of connecting with new clinicians and the close knit family feel at Focus Staff.
One of her favorite quotes is “No one can make you feel inferior to others without your consent” -Eleanor Roosevelt
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Ariel Eck Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Ariel Eck.
aeck@focus-staff.com
972-479-5369
Ariel was born and raised in a small town in Indiana, and works remotely for Focus Staff.
She’s an avid fan of both the New England Patriots, and the St Louis Cardinals. She has a nine year old son, and a four year old daughter. She also has a golden retriever named Brady (yes she loves the Patriots) and a weird obsession with going to Orange Theory classes. She says she is a very positive person, and that may annoy some people. Those people just might have to deal with it I guess??
One of her favorite quotes is “Life is a party once you realize it is”
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Adrienne Rowe Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Adrienne Rowe.
Adrienne was born and raised in Oakland City Indianapolis. She is a die hard Colts fan, and has two beautiful girls; one is a high school senior and one a sophomore. Her hobbies right now are-her girls. So, her weekends are packed with volleyball games primarily. She loves animals and has three dogs and a cat. Before she became a recruiter, she was both a hair stylist and even had her own photography business-talk about well rounded! She loves her job because both of her parents were in a hospital and nursing/rehab facilities before they passed away. The facilities they were in provided them with the best care. Now, when she is able to staff facilities it helps her in knowing these providers could be helping out someone else’s family just the same. One of her favorite quotes is “What if I fall?!? Oh, but my Darling…What if you Fly??” That’s a beautiful one!
arowe@focus-staff.com
972-474-7844
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Allison Corrente Account Manager
Meet Allison Corrente.
Allison is a native of New York state, growing up in Rockland County. Although growing up in New York, she is a die hard Dallas Cowboys fan!
She says her most valuable asset is “to not let bad times or situations get the best of me. I always land on my feet.”
She loves helping people, making successful placements, staffing hospitals in need and giving people unique opportunities. She finds the work very rewarding.
One of her favorite quotes is “The man who knows something, knows that he knows nothing at all” -Erykah Badu
acorrente@focus-staff.com
972-391-7346
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Dallas Crawford Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Dallas Crawford.
dcrawford@focus-staff.com
972-970-5159
Dallas was born in Las Cruces New Mexico, but then grew up in Frisco Texas. The move was actually because he was bitten on the head by a snake. Ouch!
He loves his New Orleans Saints, and Drew Brees. He has a German Shorthaired Pointer named Lola, and he also used to bowl professionally- so don’t challenge him on the lanes!
He loves recruiting because it gives him the opportunity to give back to a community that has sacrificed so much to save the lives of millions.
His favorite quote is from the big book, “Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due when it is in your power to act” -Proverbs 3:27
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Maurisha Alston Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Maurisha Alston.
malston@focus-staff.com
972-366-5642
Maurisha is one of our remote recruiters hailing from the city of Charlotte North Carolina. She was born in Raleigh North Carolina and raised in Wake Forest North Carolina. This obviously makes her loyal to her beloved UNC Tarheels, and Carolina Panthers. She also loves the king-Lebron James!
She is a self described “omnivert”, adores her seven year old son, and also really enjoys playing sand volleyball.
She loves what she does at Focus Staff because she is helping people. Placing travelers on assignments across the nation gets facilities and patients the help they need and allows travelers to make a great living for themselves. She loves that about Focus Staff, and the fact that we have fun doing it!
One of her favorite expressions comes from her ‘daddy’. “Life is a game of chess, not checkers.”
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Jason Merkt Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Jason Merkt.
Jason was originally born in Ohio, and lives there currently. Jason is married with two daughters; Parker-age five and Evie-age two. Some of his hobbies are; home improvement, woodworking, graphic design, aerial droning, photo and video production, and his pets. He is a big fan of a Cameroonian born, Hong Kong mixed martial artist by the name of Pierre Alain Ngalani. One of his favorite quotes is “If you are not willing to learn, no one can help you. If you are determined to learn, no one can stop you” -Zig Ziglar.
jmerkt@focus-staff.com
469-825-4483
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Katy Stedman Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Katy Stedman.
kstedman@focus-staff.com
469-998-7079
Katy was born in Methuen Massachusetts and grew up in Danville New Hampshire. (sub 5000 residents. Her dads side of the family was part of the original families to live there and still do now) She was a competitive dancer for fifteen years doing; hip hop, jazz, tap, ballet and lyrical. She can also rap “Baby Got Back” start to finish acapella. Please test her on that ability!
In her spare time, she loves crafting. You can find her working on a new painting, or refurbishing furniture or creating a whole new piece. (she has a coffee and and end table that she made from scratch) She has a three year old Australian shepherd named Bentley, three African dwarf frogs (Ziggy, Squirt, and Shakira) and two fish (Stu and Lou). Wow!
She loves recruiting for Focus Staff, because at the end of the day, we are all collectively dedicated to servicing our healthcare professionals. These same healthcare professionals are the ones out there, on the front lines making a difference!
Her favorite quote is “Thousands of Candles can be lit from a single candle and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared” That is profound stuff!
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Chelsea Sanders Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Chelsea Sanders.
csanders@focus-staff.com
469-825-4483
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Kyle Deaton Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Kyle Deaton.
kdeaton@focus-staff.com
469-825-4481
Born and raised in Des Moines, IA. Moved to D/FW after HS. Northern at heart. Stayed for the warm weather. Worked in clinical and corporate healthcare for past 10 years prior to Focus Staff. COVID summer let me re-binge watch all my fav shows – peaky blinders, psych, sherlock. Chipotle is life – life is Chipotle. If you don’t catch me with a chicken bowl in hand it will probably be a sushi roll instead.
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Ragene Comanche Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Ragene Comanche.
rcomanche@focus-staff.com
972-474-7836
Ragene aka “Gena” Comanche was born and raised in Arlington Texas, just outside of Dallas.
She loves cooking, binging on Netflix dramas, playing Dominos, and writing in her spare time.
Her favorite movie is Next Friday (RIP Debo). She has two beautiful pitbulls/fur babies named Rose’ and a boy named Kilo.
She loves recruiting and what she does because of the relationships she is building with people from all over the country and with different backgrounds.
Words she ascribes and lives to are “the only limitations you’ll ever have are those that you place upon yourself.”
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Jon Pedoulas Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Jon Pedoulas.
jpedoulas@focus-staff.com
214-888-2437
Jon is originally from Jacksonville, Florida and now lives in San Antonio Texas.
He has been in the industry for a couple of years now, and in this brief time, he has shown to be an extremely competent and high-performing recruiter.
In his spare time, he loves to hike with his wife and dogs, play tennis, go golfing, and watch football.
He has a full house at present, with 3 dogs and 3 cats. His vacuum cleaner definitely gets a workout!
His favorite thing about healthcare recruiting is getting to work with awesome nurses every day and learn their personal stories. Every day in recruiting is different, and he loves being able to impact someone’s life and career in the positive. -
Angela Housey-Spruill Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Angela Housey-Spruill.
aspruill@focus-staff.com
972-546-0282
Angela is one of our few North-easterners, and was born and raised in Stamford Connecticut.
She has been married for a really long time and is very happy about it too! She has three amazing sons, all of whom are grown. She does very much, miss them being small however. She looks forward to becoming a grandmother but thats all still in the works.
Her favorite movie is “Collateral Beauty” and she loves taking long drives and blogging in her spare time. She loves her house plants, so much so that she sings to them. Hey, whatever it takes to keep those little babies happy!
She has been in the travel nurse space for quite some time, and really loves helping nurses get awesome jobs and make great money while doing it. In her words, she loves to “help people get to their placed called ‘better’!”
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Angelina Jacobs Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Angelina Jacobs.
ajacobs@focus-staff.com
469-998-7081
Angelina was originally born in Charleston South Carolina, but was raised in sunny Tampa Bay. She has now been in the industry several years, as a top producer, and knows her way around a travel assignment or two!
She loves to travel, enjoy new ‘foodie’ spots, and has a passion for live jazz and live music altogether.
She rescued a chichuaha mix, that is the feistiest but also sweetest dog ever. She considers the doggie, her second daughter along with her 9 year old ‘human’ daughter.
Her favorite thing about her job is building long term relationships with her travelers and living their journeys vicariously. -
Drew Dougherty Account Manager
Meet Drew Dougherty.
adoughtery@focus-staff.com
972-546-0281
Drew was born in Dallas, and then spent most of his formative years growing up in the suburbs just north of Dallas.
His favorite movie is either War Dogs, or Wolf of Wall Street. We promise he doesn’t act anything like that guy however. He loves to get out on the lake for the water sports. He also loves to play golf any chance he can.
He is a proud alum of the University of Oklahoma, and hes not the first in his family. His grandparents, parents, and his sister all went to OU as well.
He has since been in the staffing business every since graduation. In his words, “I love what I do because I’m in the people business. Its hard not to love that.”
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Marybel Martinez Account Manager
Meet Marybel Martinez.
mmartinez@focus-staff.com
214-888-2442
Marybel was born in Dallas Texas, and then raised in the northern suburbs thereafter.
She is the mother of three wonderful “babies” as she calls them. Their ages are 17, 15, and 12 so not exactly babies anymore!
Prior to working at Focus Staff, she worked with pediatrics in a clinic setting and loved working with the patients and their families.She is a self described “homebody” but does love to host house parties. She loves any movie with Leonardo DiCaprio in it, or Gerard Butler, or Brad Pitt of course.
She loves recruiting because she gets to talk to such a wide variety of people everyday. Getting to know them, their motivations, and their background is such a fun part of her work. She says calling a candidate with a job offer is a thrill like no other!
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Nicole Messer Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Nicole Messer.
nmesser@focus-staff.com
469-998-7082
Nicole is one of our All-Star Recruiters and has a loyal following of healthcare professionals. We can credit that to both her charisma and her expertise in the industry. Born and raised in Dallas, Texas-Nicole is a huge Cowboys fan and a huge Texas A&M fan. She believes one of her most unique characteristics is her dimples. She has a Russian blue cat, and will likely show you pictures if you ask.
In her words “I love my job because of the relationships I have with my people. There’s nothing better than working to find, develop and manage some incredible talent and watch as they flourish on an assignment we fought hard to get!”
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Toni Papamihalis Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Toni Papamihalis.
tonip@focus-staff.com
972-252-8898
Toni was born and raised here in Dallas, Texas. She comes from both Greek and Salvadorian descent. If having trouble, her last name is pronounced “Poppa-ma-hal-is.” We know, lots of vowels there.
She loves collecting jewelry, sneakers, comedies, shopping, eating and her two husky dogs.
Prior to working at Focus Staff, she was involved in hiring for Target. She has always been drawn to the people side of business, and loves helping travelers find great assignments while helping them make rewarding paychecks.
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Gabriele Darko Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Gabriele Darko.
gdarko@focus-staff.com
972-441-2621
Gabriele, also known as “Gabby” around here is one of our top recruiters and has built a loyal following of travelers in her time with Focus. She was raised in far North Dallas.
She is a part time hair stylist and braider. If you get the opportunity to do video calls with her or see her on social media, you can see her look changes quickly too! She is part of a royal family back in her home country of Ghana, and thats pretty neat! She might be our only royalty on staff!
She loves recruiting because she enjoys making great connections with people, and getting to know them on a personal level. One of her favorite expressions is from her pastor “Time is a Factor.” Feel free to ask her about the significance of that!
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Jennifer Hale Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Jennifer Hale.
jhale@focus-staff.com
972-499-0336
Jennifer is from San Mateo, California! You can catch Jennifer enjoying outdoor activities, listening to music, and spending time with her granddaughter and fur babies. She loves animals, tattoos and traveling. Jennifer has traveled to every country and excited to knock 8 states in the US off her list. She must admit that Belize and Honduras were one of her favorite adventures!
Jennifer’s friend of 15 years introduced her to recruiting. Now they are both happy employees at Focus Staff. Jennifer states, “the best thing about my position is being able to help healthcare professionals get positions that they love and seeing travelers explore the world!”
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Delaney Damon Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Delaney Damon.
delaney@focus-staff.com
972-474-7965
Delaney is one of our few employees who isn’t from Texas. We won’t hold that against her. She is originally from Arvada Colorado, and has spent a number of years in the service industry. She had a lot of experience in recruiting and management there, and loves the idea of doing so in the healthcare space. Since she is new to Dallas, she is often getting out and exploring her new city and its restaurant scene. If she is having a bad day, she believes she can “toss my hair into a messy bun, put on some rap, and then I can handle about anything!”
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Jordi Trinidad Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Jordi Trinidad.
jordi@focus-staff.com
972-474-7755
Jordi was born in Mexico City, and raised in Arlington Texas. He loves soccer, and Real Madrid is his favorite team.
He is passionate about technology, fashion, fitness, and design. That is why he loves the Focus Staff’s modern office design so much.
He got into recruiting, because he loves being the connection on jobs, and helping people make more money in traveling. Before getting into recruiting and graduating college, he worked at Home Depot. So if you have any questions on flooring, or dryers, he is your guy!
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Dalena Le Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Dalena Le.
dalena@focus-staff.com
972-432-7717
Dalena was born in California and has now lived half of her life in California, and half in Texas.
One of her favorite sayings is “Every day may not be good, but there is good in every day.” She is passionate about happiness and being a positive force.
She got into recruiting because she wanted to start a new adventure, and chapter in her life.
When she’s not recruiting, you can find her reading, writing poetry and spoken word. *snaps*
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Holly Boyes Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Holly Boyes.
hboyes@focus-staff.com
972-479-5361
Originally born in Houston Texas, and raised by two “amazingly supportive” parents. Holly claims her three best friends to be her younger brother and two older sisters. She graduated from Texas Tech University with a degree in Public Relations. She loves hiking, and has struggled her way to the top of Colorado peaks. She is also a pretty solid golfer. Her true calling is to give back to others, and loves the opportunity to help healthcare professionals find amazing jobs.
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Shari Sally Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Shari Sally.
ssally@focus-staff.com
214-396-1314
A lifelong native of Dallas Texas, and a Dallas Cowboys lover. Sunday football games are what brought her family together weekly. She has been a successful nursing recruiter for 4 years now, and believes it’s her true calling. She loves helping people, both inside of work and out. When she’s not busy finding amazing travel assignments for her folks, you may find her cooking, dancing, or traveling. You may also find her with her best friend; her 97 year old grandmother who she says is one of the wisest and funny people she has ever known.
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Darryl Clark Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Darryl Clark.
dclark@focus-staff.com
972-370-5203
Born and bred in Dallas, Darryl is a huge fan of the Mavericks. MFFL (that’s Mavs Fan for Life, for those not in the know). Before joining Focus Staff and getting into the staffing industry, Darryl was a Baptist Missionary, going on missionary trips to Albania and the Czech Republic. A life long student, Darryl is devoted to learning something new every day. You may find him sending a daily motivational quote, or thought for the day. Now, who doesn’t appreciate that?!?
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John Francis Senior Recruiter II
Meet John Francis.
jfrancis@focus-staff.com
972-479-5368
With Focus Staff for over 8 years now, this U.S. Marine was built for a challenge. Which is why he’s so good at what he does: helping health care professionals find their perfect 13-week assignments and backing them up the whole way. Oh, and if you’re ever in a pizza eating contest with him, prepare to lose.